Corn stalk has a high cellulose content, so that it is potential to be used as a composition for making alginate-carboxymethyl cellulose beads. Alginate and cellulose are biodegradable, renewable and nonmeltable polymers that have wide applications in various industrial sectors....
The starch is obtained from the endosperm of the corn kernel. Corn contains about 66% of starch, which can be separated from other ingredients by various processes such as steeping, grinding, purifying, dewatering and drying. Starch is the main...